we were attacked and in 1993 and in new york city. we were attacked on our east african embassies in 1997. we were attacked on the cole, 2000. we made a terrible mistake treating it as a law-enforcement problem. these people declared war on us and they are engaging in were like tactics, using suicide terrorism to go after this. don't question that this war predates 2001. i don't think you need to occupy afghanistan to fight the war but i don't think you have to occupy any nation, based upon my contacts and experience. but no one should doubt that this war is going to continue to . it is an existential threat to the united states of america, regardless of where you are in the world. >> senator fischer? >> thank you. yes, congress must consent to war. iran should not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon. that needs to be made clear. we have an administration that has a foreign policy that is in confusion. it is not clear to our allies nor to our foes. with regards to iran, in 2009 we saw a student protestors. no word from this administra